TWO MINORS DROWNED AT STONE QUARRY IN ZUARINAGAR
Vasco (Goa): Two minor boys who had gone to play in the rainwater died after drowning in a stone quarry at Zuarinagar slum area near Vasco today. Police said that two boys Rohit Pandey (8) and Sameer Malbaari (12) who were part of the group which were playing in the rains fell in the stone quarry which was…
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CASE AGAINST SHETYE IS DETERRENT TO CORRUPTION: ACB TELLS THE COURT
Panaji (Goa): The Anti Corruption Branch of Goa Police which has trapped Goa’s disgraced Additional North Goa Collector Sabaji Shetye while accepting bribe has said that the case against him will serve as a deterrent to the corrupt officials. “The offence registered against accused will serve as deterrent and encourage more people to come forward against such corrupt government servants…
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FAKE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT OF A GIRL COSTS DEARLY FOR KERALA MAN IN PUNE
Gunwanti Paraste (Pune): Hinjewadi-Pune police have arrested Kerala origin man for stalking and creating fake Instagram account of a 24-year-old girl and also for abusing her younger sister on a popular social networking site. Marwen John Puneli who hails from Kerala is sent to four days police custody by a court in Pune after his arrest by the police. Hinjewadi police…
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TIGER SKIN SEIZED, ONE MEN ARRESTED
Pune: Pune police on Friday arrested Kothrud-Pune based 38-year-old man after he was found allegedly possessing skin of a tiger costing Rs six lakh. “Sandeep Baban Shelke was arrested when Police Sub Inspector A C Jogdand based on the tip off conducted a raid at the residence of the accused,” Senior Police Inspector Raghunath Phuge told TNV. The police were…
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VIKAT BHAGAT CHARGE-SHEETED IN BRITISH-IRISH WOMAN AT CANACONA
Canacona (Goa): In a charge-sheet filed before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Canacona, Goa police has charged local youth Vikat Bhagat for raping and murdering a British woman in March this year. Police had arrested Bhagat for raping and murdering 28-year-old British national of Irish origin Danielle McLaughlin whose battered naked corpse was found between Canacona and Agonda beaches on
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COUNTING OF TEN PANCHAYATS POSTPONED FOR JULY 2
Panaji (GOA): The State Election Commission (SEC) on Friday postponed the counting of ten disputed panchayats for July 2. The election of 15 wards from these ten panchayats, which were in litigation over reservation and delimitation issue, has been scheduled on July 1. The counting for wards from the balance 176 panchayats will be held on June…
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CAMPAGNING FOR PANCHAYAT POLLS END; VOTING ON JUNE 11
Panaji (GOA): The stage is set for the June 11 elections in 186 village panchayats, with half month long poll campaign coming to an end on Friday evening. As many as 5297 candidates are in fray in 1452 wards, with nearly seven lakh voters eligible to vote. The counting is scheduled on June 13 at respective talukas. “The…
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C’MON GUYS, IT’S MONSOONS; DON’T CREATE HAVOC FOR IT
The pre-monsoon showers arrived this time, as usual, unexpected; providing respite from the scorching sun and prickling heat that had made our lives hell. It rained. More so, it poured, and everyone was caught unaware. The string of people stranded on the road with their two-wheelers, as they forgot to carry their rain gear; people running for shelter, and vehicles…
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SGPDA MARKET & OSIA COMMERCIAL COMPLEX IN PITIABLE CONDITION
Fish market in Margao has become synonymous to stinking garbage dumps; the story has a long history from old market to the new market and then came the SGPDA market. Change in location of the market, change in municipal council or for that matter the change in governments has failed to give respite to the people of margao, somehow…
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GARBAGE SOLUTIONS
Margao Municipal Council has been suffering from the never ending problems of garbage coming from the adjoining panchayats. This itself makes up for tonnes of garbage going to the plant every day. The Davorlim, Navelim, Rumdamol, Curtorim Benaulim and other adjoining panchayat areas have only been giving construction licences for big commercial projects but have no road map on…
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